Jason Kelce is desperate to put the Penn State incident behind him, so much so that he acquiesced after an autograph-seeker insulted and swore at him while leaving the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studio on Thursday night.
Footage of the former NFL star getting heckled by a crazed fan has gone viral on social media.
Apparently, this wasn’t a one-off, as both police and Kimmel security have told TMZ he does this pretty often.
“Law enforcement and ‘Kimmel’ security sources tell TMZ … the guy who’s seen on video calling Jason a “p***y” is a regular at the studio and Hollywood premieres, and always shows up when celebs get their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” the outlet reports.
“We’re told the autograph-seeker gets famous people’s signatures all the time … and once in a while, he pops off like he did in our video after Jason’s Thursday appearance on ‘Kimmel’.”
Jason Kelce was confronted by an angry autograph seeker who berated the retired NFL star outside the Jimmy Kimmel show studio Thursday night — and the interaction was all captured on video.
Kelce, despite the verbal lashing, ultimately decided to make peace and sign for… pic.twitter.com/3rMuUi8wNV
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